Alexander Augusto de Lima Jorge is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Sao Paulo (USP), School of Medicine, Brazil. He is a clinical endocrinologist as well as a translational researcher. Dr. Jorge is a principal investigator at the Developmental Endocrinology Unit and Genetic Endocrinology Unit. He is an expert in growth disorders and responsible for molecular genetic investigation of several endocrine genetic disorders at the Hospital das Clínicas de São Paulo, Brazil. His research is centered on discovering and understanding the genetic mechanisms involved in monogenic endocrine diseases, in particular those associated with growth and development disorders.